Bandit Alley
MODEL SPECIFIC => SUZUKI BANDIT 600 thru 1200 - AIR/OIL COOLED TECHNICAL => Topic started by: Benz_020 on July 17, 2010, 08:58:52 PM
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This is ...very disturbing seeing how I was get crap mileage already, now to find out that the speedo is fast.
I live in a little more country area so I don't get much driving in con-jested high speed areas, when i am there i usually am able to speed through, but I was near the city today on the highway and stuck in traffic when realized everyone was doing 80-90......
I stopped a little later plugged in my gps and watched it while i was driving and 55mph=60speedo, 90mph=100speedo.
drivetrain is all stock..
any common problems with this? parts that could go bad? if not, how to adjust?
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If it's a Gen 1 it's a common issue and there's not much you can do about because it's a mechanical drive off the front wheel. Mine's off 5 at 40 and 10 at 65 or so. For second gens you can buy a device to correct the indicated speed.
Airengineer
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oh dodnt realize i didnt have the info in my sig.
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Search for speedo healers and you should be able to find what you need.
Air
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All Bandit's speedos are off by around 10% at all speeds, not just 1st gens.
At around $100.... the Speedo Healer is a pricey fix for a minor annoyance, in my opinion.
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I wish I could the glass off and install a new speedo face with the right scale. It's nearly 10% optimistic.
Someone should print a new face and figure a way to remove the glass to install it.
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the speedo is 10% optomistic but the ODO is right on.
just trying to slow us down
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I wish I could the glass off and install a new speedo face with the right scale. It's nearly 10% optimistic.
Someone should print a new face and figure a way to remove the glass to install it.
You can take the speedo apart and replace the face. Several years ago, a few members were trying to get up enough interst for one of the aftermarket face makers that advertise in the back of the m/c rags to make a 2G B12 version. I don't know if they ever got enough interest or not - and if so, if they got them to alter the scale for correction.
I found this outfit that will at least do the custom faces for any bike. You could ask if they can alter the numbers...
http://www.stargis.net/webslinger/Images/Speedo/index.htm
Some exaples of his work on the Suzuki M109 are here:
http://www.stargis.net/webslinger/M109.htm
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I was hoping that DW would make a face for a Gen 1 Bandit. Basically, make the scale got to 150 rather than 170. Not sure if I can get it apart either.
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If you send your clocks in to the link I posted abouve, he'll do the swap for you... says the first of model gets it free, too. Talk about your win-win!!
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wow, what a deal
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My 1g 1200 is out by way more than 10%. At 50km/h my speedo is reading roughly 60km/h (20%) but by the time I hit 140km/h my speedo is reading somewhere between 170-180 (25%), I've yet to check the odometer though.
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I have seen people use regular bicycle speedos and they are accurate and you can pick them up for round 40 bucks
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I have seen people use regular bicycle speedos and they are accurate and you can pick them up for round 40 bucks
that's the usual fix. I'd rather have a new speedo scale printed and installed on my speedo.